Wednesday, February 21, 2018

I stopped in to Dollar General after a night out with friends and I found some new sets on the shelf. I wasn't intending on reviewing more Kre-O sets for a while but I needed the parts from this one. I'm going to use the Non-Building Block review system for these since they look like they could be a Frame-in-a-Box.

Box. I paid $5.00 for this at Dollar General.

Instructions.

Disassembled. Those Bar Tile Clips by the Kreon's legs plug into Lego Apollo Studs. The Clip-On Gatlings are neat, and the Autobots symbol on the 1x1 Round Tile is neat too.

Assembled. I'm going with 2Rd+d8 forthe Gatlings, 1Y for the Laser Targeter,and 1B for the armor on the back.

Size Comparison.The Questions:Is it below, at, or above $10 per Frame? Below. (+5)Is it a good size to use in a game? Yes. It looks roughly the same size as a Chub. (+5)How many parts does it have to represent systems? Four. (+5)Does it have enough parts you can remove to represent White Dice damage? Yes. (+5)Score:+20 (A+). Blah.

Monday, February 19, 2018

In honor of the movie I'll be seeing later today, let's look at the Royal Talon Fighter Polybag

Bag. I paid $5.00 for a $0.09 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts. Lookit all those Clip Plates! Trans-Purple Cheese Slopes, I've needed those for a year now. The Guardians of the Galaxy Minifig guns are nice too.

Build. I built the set, this will
make a great IO Frigate.

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away? Yes. (+5)Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio? Below. (+5) (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away? Yes. (+5)Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts? Yes. (+5)Score: +20 (A+). A great looking set.

Events of Turn 1 (DDC @ 11): We both pass to Shifty Ginger and his Yellow frame hits my Blue frame -- whom he feels is too close for comfort -- for 1. Again we pass and Shifty Ginger's Orange frame also hits my Blue frame for 1. Having had enough of getting smacked, I activate my Red frame, move it towards Shifty Ginger's Green fame and one of his Stations, and I end up hitting the short building for 1 damage -- leveling most of it. Continuing the attack on my outlying Frame, Shifty Ginger's Blue frame moves forward and hits my Blue frame for 3. My Yellow frame hits Narbey's White frame for 1 and it moves in to cover behind the long building. My Orange frame hits the long building for 2 damage and Narbey's White frame for 1.

Me:36 points.

Shifty Ginger: 24 points.

Narbey: 24 points.

Events of Turn 2 (DDC @ 8): I start this turn swinging. My Red frame hits Shifty Ginger's Orange frame for 1, it Station Dances. I seize his Purple station. Narbey seizes my open Blue Station with his White frame. Shifty Ginger's Blue frame moves into cover and hits my Yellow frame for 1 and it does the Station Dance. Shifty Ginger's Green frame hits my Red frame for 1 and my Red frame also does the Station Dance. Shifty Ginger's Yellow frame destroys my Blue frame as it limps towards the Station I had captured from him. Narbey's Red frame moves out of cover and hits my Orange frame for 2 as it moves out of cover.

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

I was in the Greater Boston area the other day so I decided to visit the Legoland Discovery Center. I found a few polybags that haven't hit general circulation yet. In general the pricing for the sets they sell is competitive, but the polybgs and Pick-A-Brick cups are overpriced.

Bag. I paid $5.00 for a $0.13 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Minifig.

Parts. Nothing really remarkable here. The

Red 1x1 Round Plates in the lower right

corner are the new Flower pieces though.

Build. A couple of small Stations.

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away? Yes. (+5)Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio? Above. (-10) (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away? Yes. (+5)Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts? No. (-5)Score: -5 (B-). Buy it if you're a completist .or really need the parts.

Monday, February 12, 2018

I was in the Greater Boston area the other day so I decided to visit the Legoland Discovery Center. I found a few polybags that haven't hit general circulation yet. In general the pricing for the sets they sell is competitive, but the polybgs and Pick-A-Brick cups are overpriced.

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away? Yes. (+5)Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio? Below. (+5) (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away? Yes. (+5)Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts? Yes. (+5)Score: +20 (A+). Features decent parts at a decent price.

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away? Yes. (+5)Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio? Above. (-10) (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away? Yes. (+5)Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts? Yes. (+5)Score: +5 (B+). This is more a parts pack in my opinion.